"Former Foodora rider wins $16k in landmark unfair dismissal case", 16 November 2018

The Fair Work Commission has ruled a Melbourne-based delivery rider was unfairly dismissed after speaking publically about his pay and working conditions.

Joshua Klooger, 28, began working for Foodora in Melbourne in 2016 and was dismissed in March 2018.

...the commission ordered Foodora to pay their former employee [AUD]$16,000.

“I was dismissed for speaking out about the low wages the riders were getting, Foodora fired me for that,” Mr Klooger said....

The [Transport Workers Union] has previously criticised Foodora over leaked internal emails which allegedly showed the company was aware it was engaging in “sham-contracting”.

A TWU survey found three out of four food delivery riders are paid below the minimum wage.

The Fair Work Ombudsman commenced legal proceedings against Foodora’s “sham contracting” in June this year...